The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-24

Ayalaache, l understand, is owned by
Congressman Phelan, son of Senator
Phelan, formerly of this State. | knew
his distinguished father and have been
grstified 10 see the son deseryedly hon
ored by the people of Tennessee, and
regret to see his paper making such re-
ferenees- | quote from the Avalanche
| The honest people of the State (mean-
ing Mississippi are making ready for
| bold strike for liberty. Foremost among
| the few newspapers which are opening
the eyes of the people to the state of
affairs are the Brookhaven Leader and
the New Mississippian. In Mississippi
number of gentlemen of high charae-
ter and distinguished ability have been
spoken of for Governor two years hence.
Among them Generals FestherstOn,
Martin and Lee, Lieut.. Gov. Stands,
Col. Bob Taylor, Col. Hemingway, Mai.
E. Barksdale, Judge Chrisman, Capt.
| Woods. Capt. Walker, Capt Darden,
and Others From one of the papers
| mentioned by the Avalanche, | make
little quotation that the Avalanche
| man can, in common parlance, catch
on Now for the quotation: AS many
political hounds are already yelling
Justify and loudly upon the track that
leads to the gubernatorial mansion, II
may be we'll to point out some of the
| characteristics aud qualities which the
people will demand of the animal that
shall reach the coveted quarry. They
want Governor who, though regardent
of friend and not devoid of gratitude,
| will yet scorn TO appoint to office mis-
erable men whose only qualifications
are their ability in manipulating con-
ventions in his behalf or their relation
ship TO His Excelleney. They want
Governor who possesses that quality SO
basic and desirable, and yet so emin-
emily absent in the common herd of
politicians that have so luxuriantiy
thrived and fattened in the political
pastures of Mississippi; that quality
without which all others are as jang-
ling and empty sounding eastanets;
that quality which, like the diamond In
the barren and blasted valley of the
ieweled mine of Golconda, atones tor a
multitude of faults and frailties, even
if be lacks success and forecast, casho-
licity of mind and vigorous grasp on
political forces and facts; a quality OF
brave. sturdy, pure, irrefraglble, un-
finching and infieXible, unyielding Ro-
man honesty Let the editor of the
Avalanche put this in his pipe and
smoke it, with this simple suggestion.
After penning the string OF sense
less jargon, the little editor, with his
little LIliputian-like brain, probably
scratched his little empty head and
looked with pleasure at his little pro-
duction, not realizing that, compared TO
the gentlemen mentioned for Governor,
he stood as the little shrimp does to the
coveted red snapper. And while on this
subject | may be allowed to make
quotation from the other paper referred
to by the Avalanche, which Is as fol
lows: The - is for the denomination
of Cleveland first, last and all the time,
against any other man in the Democrat
ic party. And if the Democratic party
will not repeat the folloy of adopting
no "sumptuary" plank in Its platform
to appease the saloon keepers, thereby
driving away the support of Southern
Prohibition Democrats, he Is certain oil
reelection if nominated. In case the
sumptuary folly is repeated we would
not undertake to answer for the cOnse-
quences with Cleveland or any other
Democrat at the head of the ticket.
When this publication reached the
White House at Washington, 1t is prob
able that the accomplished wife of the
President showed him the notice, and
that he at once posted Col. Lamont for
Secretaries Bayard, Lamar, Endicott,
Villas, Whitney and Attorney-Generai
Garland. When they arrived in the re-
ception room and read this notice served
upon the great National Democratic
Party, there were doubtless whispered
words and unmistakable groans at the
hazardous position in which they were
known. But, fellow citizens, your classic
minds at once recall the prototype OF
this distinguished editor in the immortal
Potts of the Eatonswill Gazette. Said
Potts to Pickwick: This contest ex-
cites great interest in the metropolis,
to which | have reason to believe
my article of last Saturday in some
degree contributed. The contest,
Potts said, shall be prolonged as
long as | have health and strength
and that portion of talent of which /
am gifted. From that contest, sir,
although it may unsettle more minds
and excite their feelings and render
them incapable of the discharge OF the
every day duties of life, from that con-
test, sir, will never shrink until ] have
set my heel upon the Eatonswill Indepen-
dent / wish the people of the country
to know, sir, that they may rely on me;
that | will not desert them, but am re-
solved to stand by them unto the last.
But seriously, to return to matters OF
interest / desire to discuss for short
time the educational interests of Missis-
sippi. 1t is conceded Mississippi is very
much in advance of her immediate
sister States in the way of educating her
youth. Our common schools are IN
for better condition than they have been
hitherto, and | may safely assert that
there is not : boy or girl, white or BLACK,
that may not get fair education oy
availing themselves of schools conven-
lent to them. For it is the object OF the
law-making power of the State to so
establish the schools that every child
can be reached. / may say In this con-
nection, too, that under the system
adopted by the present State Superln-
tendent we have a better class OF
teachers than heretofore. The policy
of our people seems to be to keep educa-
ton at the highest possible standard,
and, while it is true that we pay less per
capita for education than Is paid IN y ew
England, in the Middle or in the West
ern States, nevertheless we have as good
schools and as many of them as our
people are able To sustain. In addition
to the common schools, that are said to
be in a most fourjshing condition, we
have the University of the State, equal
in my judgment, to any place OF learning
in the southern States. Its history has
been a grand one. Many OF It's gradu-
ates have taken high positions In every
department of life. As ministers OF the
gospel, Judges, doctors of medicine,
lawyers, teachers, consuls to other coun-
tries, legislators and senators, farmers
and merchants, all maintain an enviable
reputation. Then we have the Agrlcul-
tural and Mcdaniel College, that IS IN
highly fourishing condition and is
meeting with gratifying success L ap-
prehend that it is to-day the 6rst instI.u-
tion of its kind in the United States. The
president, Gen. s. ID. Lee, and the faculty
are earnestly working in harmony TO
make its influence permeate every sec
tion and neighborhood in Mississippi. L
believe that at the last meeting OF the
trustees of the college they reported
ffty-three per cent of the graduates en-
gagged in agriculture. The time Is ap-
preaching in this country when we VIII
need trained farmers, trained truck
raisers, trained dairymen and scientific
working farmers who will restore the
lands that are now much worn TO their
original fertility. Where / have been /
find no opposition to this institution,
though I learn that opposition does
exist in some sections of our State. The
college was located, established and most
of the buildings up and the entire
machinery in operation when / was
inducted into office. | found it there
and an earnest corps of working profess
sors who, with the president, were en-
deavoring to reach out in every direc-
tion for farmer boys to patronize this